Bertie Osbourne

Bertie Osbourne is the son of Daniel Osbourne and Sinead Tinker. He was named after Albert Tatlock, the uncle of Ken Barlow's first wife Val - who Ken himself, and his family, came to call "uncle" by habit over many years and who was the inspiration for Daniel's own middle name.

Born prematurely so that his mother could continue cancer treatment, Bertie spent the first few weeks of his life growing stronger in hospital. He now lives in the flat above the Corner Shop with his parents and Adam Barlow.

2019-present: Premature birth and early life
In January 2019, Sinead was informed by doctors that the cervical cancer she was suffering from had spread and this meant that she would have to be induced early at only six months in order to allow her to start radiotherapy as soon as possible. Her son was born on 14th January, but due to being premature was kept in an incubator and away from his mother. Daniel was still able to visit his son however, and would continuously video chat with his wife to allow her the chance to see him.

Before long Daniel's father Ken turned up at the hospital, despite not having been invited by his son due to their strained relationship. Sinead was able to persuade Daniel to take Ken to visit his grandson and, after a heartfelt moment where Daniel revealed his fears about Sinead and his son's ill health, Daniel agreed to name their son after Albert Tatlock - a man Ken had known as a fatherly figure in his youth.

In March, Bertie was well enough to be released from the hospital so Sinead and Daniel held a party at their flat to celebrate his homecoming. They planned to have him christened - as Sinead's family pressured them into having a religious ceremony - and asked Beth Sutherland, Tracy McDonald and Chesney Brown to be godparents. The Christening took place in April where the Barlow and Tinker families engaged in a culture clash - resulting in Kirk Sutherland singing a tune to break the tension and bring everyone together.

Background information

 * Bertie was born onscreen in January 2019 but was not played by an actor until the following March due to his premature birth. Since then, he has been played by Ellis Blain and twins Eli & Rufus Morgan-Smith.